Escapade

Escapade is a 1955 British comedy drama film directed by Philip Leacock and starring John Mills, Yvonne Mitchell and Alastair Sim. It was based on a long-running West End play of the same name by Roger MacDougall. The film was produced at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey. The film's sets were designed by the art director Bernard Robinson. Plot summary A husband and father becomes so preoccupied with a political cause that he neglects his familial responsibilities, leading to his children running away from home. Cast John Mills as John Hampden Yvonne Mitchell as Mrs. Stella Hampden Alastair Sim as Dr. Skillingworth Jeremy Spenser as L. W. Daventry Andrew Ray as Max Hampden Marie Lohr as Stella Hampden, Senior Colin Gordon as Deeson, Reporter Nick Edmett as Paton Peter Asher as Johnny Hampden Christopher Ridley as Potter Sean Barrett as Warren Colin Freear as Richard 'Young Skilly' Skillingworth Kit Terrington as Smith Mark Dignam as Sykes James Drake as Kirkland Sonia Williams as Miss Betts John Rae as Curly